Chris Hoke on Harbaugh, credits Steelers defensive line for physical play
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What similarities exist between Mike Tomlin and John Harbaugh?
All right, Bob. By the time you and I are together again without a guest, it's going to be 1 o'clock. This is incredible.
That's right. We've got back-to-back hour-long guests.
Two of the finest football guests in the free world, I might add. The Hokinator, Dr. Hokenstein, Chris Hoke first, and then the big boy, Mark Caballi, at noon. Hokie, what a man you are. I'm curious. And Happy New Year. I'm curious.
Happy New Year.
Thanks, man. Where you were, who you were watching with, and how are you reacting emotionally during that fourth quarter the other day?
Well, you know, it was a lot of fun.
How did a missed field goal impact the Steelers' coaching situation?
Usually I'm sitting in that conference room down at KDKA, right, and just by myself. And there was not a lot of excitement, just me just watching the game and trying to analyze it and think through everything.
That can always be a good television show in and of itself, you know, just sitting there.
Yeah, I'm honest. I sit there. And, Pop, you never watch me that much, but when you watch me, I'm upstairs. When I'm downstairs, during commercial, I'm walking in circles, getting my steps in like you. I see Pop Starkey. I watch Pop at halftime getting his steps, walking up and down the stairs. We all do the same thing. We sit a lot, right? We sit a lot.
Yeah, he was just stretching in the hallway here, I caught him. Remember, Bob?
Yeah, I remember.
What role did the Steelers' defensive line play in their victory over the Ravens?
That's why Pop looks the way he does, right? That's why he was the model.
I'm like that old shoe that the caller called earlier. Need a little re-soling.
Yeah, but I was, so Sunday night I was with, at home, just sitting in my warm, comfortable chair with my boys, Nate, who was at BYU, was back there, and then Lincoln, the one who just graduated, enrolling in Pitt on Monday. Man, it was crazy. And then my daughter, my 14-year-old daughter was there watching with us. She was back and forth, you know. But it was incredible, man. I tell you, Starkey, watching that game with my boys who are lifelong Steeler fans. I mean, they grew up loving the Steelers because I played. And they just carried on. They were going crazy. I had never cheered like that. I don't think ever.
How does Cam Hayward's experience influence the Steelers' defense?
They had me jumping up and down and dancing and all that stuff.
That's great. Bob? Yeah, it was awesome. I mean, it really was. I mean, just the problem we had, you know, we have to go on live after this is all done, and we're running up and down trying to get everything together live. And what happens is you don't want to take yourself away from – The viewing, right? Because if you do, you're going to miss something significant. And in this case, it came right down to that final kick, which was just stunning. I still can't believe he missed it just because he's been so good at that. But that goes to show you, Chris, those kickers have a unique pressure, don't they? I mean, that's a job that, man, you've got to have. You may not be called upon the whole day, and then all of a sudden with a game on the line and you have all those people on your sideline who you're representing with your foot, you've got to make it.
It's hard.
What are the challenges faced by NFL kickers under pressure?
Yeah.
and you better have a good relationship with the rest of the players because if you miss a kick like that man and they're going to hold you to count you know and and the reality is you have one job to do that's kick extra points and kick field goals and you know there's a lot of times when we look at those kickers during training camp right and we're out on the trove i remember when i was playing and it was a hundred plus heat index and we were sweating our tails off and then we'd see the kickers go walking off the field halfway through practice heading off to the fishing hole right and we'd be sitting there busting our tails working but those kickers made kicks and it's that's okay as long as you as long as you make those big kicks man and the pressure is real it's thick and um that's why those guys are one of 32 people that are in the nfl
Right. And at the highest level, because they're the ones that can take the pressure and kick them. And man, listen, I know you don't want to feel bad for the guy because you're still a fan.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What similarities exist between Mike Tomlin and John Harbaugh?
0:01–0:36
2
How did a missed field goal impact the Steelers' coaching situation?
0:36–1:12
3
What role did the Steelers' defensive line play in their victory over the Ravens?
1:12–1:57
4
How does Cam Hayward's experience influence the Steelers' defense?
1:57–2:44
5
What are the challenges faced by NFL kickers under pressure?
2:44–3:57
6
Why was the Ravens' coaching change significant in the NFL?
3:57–5:03
7
What strategies can the Steelers employ against the Texans' offense?
5:03–5:56
8
Who are the key players to watch in the upcoming game against the Texans?
5:56–17:41
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